US Vice President JD Vance expressed affection for his Indian family while conceding his language was imperfect following strong pushback from New Delhi.
Immigration authorities caution Indian professionals against paid speed-up claims while federal officials evaluate changes to official processing deadlines.
The Ministry of External Affairs says the US Vice President's words carried painful colonial connotations and ignored the contributions of Indian professionals.
The opposition claims a compromised Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not retaliate against the US freeze on permanent residency applications for tech workers.
Proposed fee hikes and wage-based lotteries are squeezing early-career software engineers and forcing outsourcing firms to abandon the traditional body-shop model.
A draft proposal by the Department of Homeland Security would reverse a decade-old policy, leaving H-1B and other visa holders with no time to find new employment after being laid off.
